Alfred Nobel · Adolf Hitler Were Alfred Nobel and Adolf Hitler alive at the same time? Yes. Alfred Nobel and Adolf Hitler were alive at the same time for 7 years, from 1889 to 1896. Alfred Nobel was 55 when Adolf Hitler was born.Adolf Hitler was 7 when Alfred Nobel died, aged 63. Alfred NobelSwedish chemist and inventorBorn 21 October 1833 · died 10 December 1896, aged 63Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945Born 20 April 1889 · died 30 April 1945, aged 56 Abraham LincolnKarl MarxAlfred NobelMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson Mandela Alfred Nobel and Adolf Hitler in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.